The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

This eccentric mansion museum holds a impressive collection of rare and automatic instruments.

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.

This church in Pittsburgh is home to the largest collection of religious relics in North America.

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.

The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.

A creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see St. Louis through its empty eyes.

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

Once adorning a New York skyscraper, these reclaimed ruins now haunt an Indiana park.

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

Dilapidated Mayan-themed ballroom was one of Detroit's most popular venues through the 40s.

The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.

Nestled between a college and a golf course, the garden is home to more than 2,500 rhododendrons.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

This whimsical fountain pays tribute to Toronto's four-legged friends.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.